Lester Black
Republican · AL · DeKalb County Commission, District 4
Lester Black is the District 4 Commissioner on the DeKalb County Commission in Alabama. Local election coverage identifies his 2026 primary victory and continued county-government service.
Where Lester Black stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Moved to raise the county's monthly payment toward employees' family health coverage from $222 to $307, cutting the employee share to $500 a month at about $40,000 in added county cost; it passed unanimously.
November 16, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: dekalbcountyal.us
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Moved to adopt the state-required update to the county's 2011 flood damage prevention ordinance; it passed unanimously.
February 25, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: dekalbcountyal.us
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Moved to raise the county's monthly payment toward employees' family health coverage from $222 to $307, cutting the employee share to $500 a month at about $40,000 in added county cost; it passed unanimously.
November 16, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dekalbcountyal.us
Brought and moved two District 4 water projects with the Northeast Alabama Water Authority: a 6-inch waterline on County Road 180 ($250,000) and a line under Highway 35 to raise water pressure on County Road 44 ($150,000). Both passed unanimously.
June 14, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dekalbcountyal.us
Moved to order new county road trucks and dump bodies at an estimated total cost of about $3.5 million; it passed unanimously.
January 11, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dekalbcountyal.us
Moved to declare a new landslide on County Road 835 an emergency so the county could skip normal bidding and quickly build a soil-nail wall estimated at $400,000; it passed unanimously.
January 11, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dekalbcountyal.us
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Asked the county engineer for a resolution setting a 35 mph speed limit on part of County Road 494, then moved to pass it; it passed unanimously.
June 13, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dekalbcountyal.us
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 4 support
Moved to award the County Road 835 resurfacing contract to low bidder Wiregrass Construction for $315,085.81; it passed unanimously.
August 9, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: dekalbcountyal.us
Brought and moved two District 4 water projects with the Northeast Alabama Water Authority: a 6-inch waterline on County Road 180 ($250,000) and a line under Highway 35 to raise water pressure on County Road 44 ($150,000). Both passed unanimously.
June 14, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: dekalbcountyal.us
Moved to order new county road trucks and dump bodies at an estimated total cost of about $3.5 million; it passed unanimously.
January 11, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: dekalbcountyal.us
Moved to declare a new landslide on County Road 835 an emergency so the county could skip normal bidding and quickly build a soil-nail wall estimated at $400,000; it passed unanimously.
January 11, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: dekalbcountyal.us
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Served as a Commissioner of the DeKalb County Commission, District 4, Alabama.
January 1, 2024
Source: tarcog.us
Asked the county engineer to give the commission a public update on repairs to County Road 835 (Old Highway 35), which had been closed since flood damage in February 2019.
January 14, 2020
Source: southerntorch.com
Was sworn in on November 14, 2018 as DeKalb County Commissioner for District 4 after defeating incumbent Commissioner DeWitt Jackson in the general election.
November 14, 2018
Source: southerntorch.com
Past race Lester Black ran in:
- Member, DeKalb County Commission, District No. 4 · November 3, 2026 · DeKalb County, Alabama · incumbent